connectscommon bile ductliverbile ducthepatic ductA duct that carries bile from the liver to the small intestine.[TAO]Any portion of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the common bile duct. This may include both intrahapetic components (parts of left and right hepatic ducts) and extrahapetic components (common hepatic duct, plus hilar portion).EHDAA2:0000741EHDAA:3049EMAPA:16843FMA:71891MA:0000357NCIT:C32730OpenCyc:Mx4rvWo8WJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycATODO - MA distinguishes between bile duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct and common hepatic duct. in FMA hepatic duct and common hepatic duct are the sameThe excretory duct of the liver or one of its branches in the lobes of the liver. [TFD][VHOG]The hepatic duct is the duct that leads from the liver to the bile duct[GO].UBERON:0005171UMLS:C0917710VHOG:0000219galen:HepaticDuctuberon